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El Porto Beach Surf Forecast
/ CAL – LA County (58 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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El Porto Beach surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 15 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
El Porto Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Porto Beach sea temperature is
17.1° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at El Porto Beach today?
The current surf forecast for El Porto Beach at 10AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Porto Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 9 | SSW 14 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | |
176 | 176 | 174 | 167 | 160 | 152 | 149 | 104 | 104 | 165 | 175 | 178 | 214 | 177 | 342 | 390 | 398 | 311 | 262 | 185 | 127 | 103 | 130 | 153 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:30AM1.16m | 8:51PM1.94m | 10:24AM1.14m | 9:30PM2.01m | 11:20AM1.10m | 10:13PM2.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:14AM-0.27m | 2:32PM0.40m | 3:59AM-0.42m | 3:10PM0.48m | 4:48AM-0.50m | 3:52PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
 kJ | 176 | 176 | 90 | 92 | 160 | 152 | 149 | 66 | 104 | 65 | 175 | 178 | 214 | 177 | 342 | 390 | 398 | 311 | 262 | 185 | 127 | 103 | 130 | 153 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 55 | 71 | 174 | 167 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 104 | 104 | 165 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 118 | 118 | 80 | 87 | 84 | 85 | 121 | 85 | 57 | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 19 | WNW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 50 | 50 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 61 | 78 | 62 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 225 | 109 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 100 | 12 | 0 |
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